Tips to help you stay at your ideal weight

Make a lifestyle choice

Losing weight isn't easy, but keeping it off and maintaining your goal weight isn't exactly a walk in the park either.

It takes dedication, persistence and daily practice.

The trick to long-term weight loss success is to make it a lifestyle choice. Something you can see yourself doing for the next few years, or longer.

Here are a few helpful things that could form part of your daily routine...

5 Strategies for success

1. Use a food diary to keep track of what you eat every day.

2. Find something besides food as your personal go-to stress-buster, like meditation, brisk walks or yoga, for example.

3. Make a point of reading food labels.

4. Squeeze some form of exercise into your day – every day.

5. Focus on how great your food tastes, instead of just munching mindlessly.

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